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No, I've been told repeatedly Al Jazeera is in fact palestinian propaganda that shouldn't be trusted and that I'm ignorant for having done so. Damned if I do damned if I dont I guess
Also I guess you didn't read beyond the article either. Disguising oneself as a medic is a big ol' frownie face in the war crimes community
I'm sorry you feel sorry that Hamas and Islamic Jihad lost three terrorists today.
Yes, when you're trying to defend the indefensible, this is exactly the kind of pathetic response I'd expect to read. Be better.
Why is it "trying to defend the indefensible" when manipulation and lying by omission get called out as people here keep spamming "look the IDF killed 3 Palestinians" when it's actually 3 terrorists (one affiliated with Hamas, two with Islamic Jihad) that got killed?
You're free to argue about the morality of assassinating three terrorists in a hospital. But it's scummy to leave out the affiliation to try to mislead and gather more sympathy for the terrorists that got assassinated.
All of that is entirely irrelevant. They could've gone after the reanimated corpse of Hitler but it would still be a war crime. I'm not sure why you fail to understand this simple yet vital point.
There's nothing to argue. It's immoral and illegal. End of story.
"But they were super, super bad guys" is a pathetic excuse. Do you posses a functioning moral compass?
Is it? If it was irrelevant, you wouldn't need to leave it out to gather support for the assassinated terrorists. You perfectly know that the reaction would have been different if OP hadn't left it out, which is why you still insist on leaving it out, and yes, that is scummy.
Every reputable outlet is not leaving out that crucial detail:
Yes, it is.
No target can have a high enough value to justify committing a war crime over. If you disagree, you're attempting to justify something that should never be justified by anyone who would consider themselves a moral person. Sort yourself out.
Then you shouldn't have any issues with detailing that the three were Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists when you refer to this incident instead of maliciously saying "IDF killed 3 Palestinians"?
You're confusing me with someone else, or trying to put words in my mouth.
I understand you want to try and control the narrative but that's not how this works.
I'm referring to how commenters on c/world have been referring to this as "IDF killed 3 Palestinians" today thanks to this misinformation campaign.
That's... false? I'm not the one actively leaving out the fact that the 3 killed were Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists, which the AlJazeera article even admits. And I'm not the one trying to bury this detail with downvotes to keep the false "IDF killed 3 random Palestinians" narrative alive a little longer.
You believe that no one should be assassinated like that, whether they are a terrorist or not, that's perfectly fair. (so I suppose you hate the way the US assassinated Osama Bin Laden too?)
But then, why do you feel that the affiliation should not be brought up? You should test your beliefs and go ask on c/asklemmy: "Is it morally wrong to assassinate three Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists hiding in a hospital?".
You're ranting at me like I'm responsible for the content generated by other people. Weird.
They were not „hiding in a hospital“. They were undergoing medical treatment.
It's maddening to watch people like yourself jump over themselves to shove words in other's mouths. Never defended, not even by omission, Hamas terrorists.
It's like me saying "wow you support these 3 war criminals? You must also support the IDF gunning down civillians waving white flags and specifically targeting journalists to the point that more journalists have died by Israel's hands than all the combined deaths of journalists during WW2."
See how that also makes you look like a piece of shit without you even opening your mouth?
I'm not on Hamas's side.
I'm also not on Israel's side. I'm just here to watch, helplessly, as this multi generational conflict keeps going, and more people die as the genocide ramps up.
I'm also here to watch people like you twist themselves in knots to keep pointing out the terrorists to ignore the genocide happening, and pretending that anyone pointing to genocides enjoys israeli children getting bombed.
In summary: be better. I get that you've picked sides in your morally upright conflict. But there is no good side. And just because someone pointed out that "your side" committed a war crime isn't absolving the other guys' war crimes.
Two things can be true sweetie. I know thats a difficult concept for someone wanting to paint the world black and white, while ignoring all the red.
Don't you think it is a little off-brand for the world's most moral army to summarily execute terrorists in West Bank (which Israel illegally occupies), without due process and also, terrorizing civilians in a hospital.
You're free to ask on c/asklemmy "Is it morally wrong to assassinate three terrorists hiding in a hospital?" and get a debate going on the morality of it. It's not okay to keep spamming the lie by omission that "IDF killed 3 Palestinians", obviously insinuating that they killed 3 random civilians, in order to gather more sympathy for the terrorists.
Do you know West Bank is not Gaza?
Do you justify the military occupation of West Bank?
Do you think that if Hamas militants somehow enter US, then Israel can send its military into US to execute them on US soil?
You're beating around the bush here. Why is it so hard for you to include the excerpt? Remember, the rules in this community allow you to do that. Why is it hard for you to write "IDF killed 3 Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists" instead of "IDF killed 3 Palestinians" when you refer to this incident?
I don't write the headlines
Then go tattletale to the mod. Don't complaint here.
Isn't that what you all did when I merely quoted the AlJazeera article to break your false implied narrative that the IDF killed 3 random civilians? Leaving important details out is misinformation. I added an important excerpt from the same article you linked to and you suddenly got "how dare you say they are terrorists".
When tf did I say "how dare you say they are terrorists"? Call them whatever you want.
Don't put words in my mouth.
I never complaint to mods against someone making egregious comments. You want this post removed. So, I say, go to the mods. Don't waste my time.
If you don't want to hear others, you can always block them.